Reply to Why not do away with AAP in middle school?

Forum Index » Advanced Academic Programs (AAP)

Reply to "Why not do away with AAP in middle school?"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]
When I look at the test score information online. About half the kids in our AAP center don't even get pass advanced, much less 600.  😄[/quote]

exactly.  Tells you how watered down the program actually is...[/quote]

Yep.  Around 1/4 of the kids don't get pass advanced on any of the SOLs, meaning they're not particularly advanced in either math or reading.   The sad part is that the parents of kids who don't get pass advanced on the SOLs, get low scores on iready, bomb the IAAT, and are in bottom groups within AAP are still convinced that their kids are gifted and "need AAP."

[/quote]

My child (with an IEP) has scored 600 on several SOL’s, yet the AAP center was terrible for him. AAP centers are designed for “the model student” who is self-disciplined, eager to please the teacher, and organized, which is not at all the same as being gifted. Truly gifted students are often among the most challenging, stubborn, and difficult to motivate.[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics